just after 7:00 this morning, the neighborhoods were rocked by an explosion at the east bay facility. >> the whole house was shaking and it just kept going boom, boom, they were booming noises. >> we saw flames 50 feet in the air and we got the dogs in the car and just got out of here because we thought our house was going to burn down. it was really scary. >> reporter: fire crews could not put the fire out until they knew the cut had been made to the burn area. >> you can see the switch box was mostly destroyed and damage to the surrounding parts including the gate was destroyed. >> reporter: they do not know what caused the blaze but they add it was clearly some kind of mechanical failure. >> when employees showed up they tried to transfer power

onto the pg&e. system. >> reporter: fire crews had the fire out in less than an hour. and another fire in walnut creek caused a problem in the shopping district. it happened this afternoon and it prompted the evacuation of other stores in that area. the two-alarm fire closed down locust street to cars for part of the afternoon and fortunately nobody was injured. a google executive said he had been snatched and held in captivity by the egyptian government for helping to organize protests there. live outside goingel headquarters, he has not been quiet since his release. >> reporter: far from it and

right after that, the google executive resumed his protest. >> reporter: he did his first on camera interview just moments after being released from captivity in 12 days. he expressed condolences to families who were killed during the uprising and asked not to treat him as a hero and he stated the real heros were on the ground demonstrating. for the first time in two weeks his family can go online without worrying about his safety. they showed a video someone resembling him was rejoining protesters right away. >> he went to the square to protest because that is what he is good for and he is really

involved with egypt and he wants to give his message. >> reporter: a middle east expert said his ordeal shows how the president hosni mubarak regime combines repression with the appearance of tolerance. >> giving the opposition enough rope to hang itself and splitting the opposition, detaining someone without charge for 11 days and then releasing them, they have done it dozens and dozens of times before. >> reporter: they call his release energizing. >> my father is actually there right now. >> reporter: google expressed relief and love to his family. in egypt, cairo is no longer a deadly battle zone but protesters turned out in force demanding a faster path to

democratic freedoms. [crowd noise] >> reporter: some demonstrators shouted down with america. they are angry that president barack obama is backing the idea of a gradual transition. today egypt showed signs of banks opening and president barack obama sounded optimistic about the changes in egypt. >> i think they are making progress. >> in cairo president hosni mubarak met with his new cabinet for the first time and gave public workers a 15% pay hike. he would investigate the eruptions of fraud. >> they have coverage of the uprising in egypt and on our website we are constantly updating it. once there you will find a link to our special egypt section. the hikers in iran said they were glad they can pro

claim their innocence in court. it was a five hour hearing where they pled not guilty to charges of spying. she pled not guilty and the family said they hope this case can be resolved quickly and that their sons can fine lip come home after 18 months. they say they will hold at least one more hearing. the post has agreed to a deal worth $315 million. they will run the contempt such as map quest and patch.com. the opposition comes as aol is trying to boost online sales and trying to put them back on the map. the deal is expected to be finalized by the end of the year. they must have noticed in

your face ads. they went to the center and live at the former dealership, it is taking a modern turn. >> reporter: despite these former dealerships they are fighting back. >> oh, that is going to hurt tomorrow. >> this is the motor city and this is what we do. [ music ] >> reporter: detroit based automotive news has covered detroit for generations. >> we need to say, hey, we are back and not only are we back but we have products that show that people will be skeptical and they are not going to give them a free class. >> this small company makes license plates for dealers ships and it could only mean

more cars are going off the floor. >> it was 40% in 2010 and we are anticipating a 20% increase in our business in 2011. >> reporter: one man got into customer follow up technology and up until recently it has been a shrinking industry. >> they are feeling bullish about the market right now. >> reporter: nba is creating new jobs. >> they are. they are working overtime and they have to start hiring some people. >> and that's music to mow town. [ music ] >> reporter: it was the busiest convention in three years.

reporting live k tv u channel 2 news. a report from the congressional office shows income taxes will fall to their lowest levels since 1950. federal taxes will equal 14% of the gross domestic product. the report blames the poor economy high unemployment and new tax breaks for all income levels. they kicked off on a high note. merger news and possible earnings sent stocks higher to it's highest level since 2008. the dow jones industrial average gained 16.5 points and the nasdaq was up more than 14 points. against the death penalty inspecting the new death chamber coming up live.

and a bit breezy out there and tomorrow temperatures are coming down, it will be cool in the overnight hours.

. a small group of protesters marched in san quentin prison and they want governor brown to abolish the death penalty. it means if ten were executed each year it would take 70 years to execute all of the current death row inmates. they are tour the new death chamber to see if they should be resumed and one person says it is about time. his daughter was murdered and today he told us in no uncertain terms -- uncertain terms how he feels about executions. >> reporter: we are at the west

gate of the prison and it's not going to be long until the anti- activists reach us here. we can take a live look at this group, small because the protesters put together, they just found out a couple of days ago about the visit. the san quentin death chamber that judge foe gallon will inspect was at a cost of $900,000. five years ago he said the lethal injection process was no good and wants it abolished and is in favor of life in prison without parole. >> it is cheaper and it just makes sense. >> reporter: but mark class' daughter has been on death row and it is far inhumane for some murderers. >> i think it is a misplaced

priority and only 2% rise to the level of a death penalty case and those individuals who are sentenced to death are truly among the worst people in our society. >> reporter: even if judge -- even if the judge approves it, it only brings us one step closer to executions and he judges it on the base is of the execution protocol which causes undue pain and that's crucial and unusual punishment. we will have more coming up at 6:00. it goes back almost five years and in 2006, jeremy gave morales a reprieve on executions in california.

they set new guidelines and california officials revised the method for lethal injections and tomorrow the judge will tour the facility as part of his review to see whether the state should resume executions. the examiners examined the man who died during the marathon. he collapsed yesterday near the end of the 13-mile race. he was the president of pet sport u.s.a. the coroner said it may be weeks before the cause of death may be determined. others performed cpr until the arrival valve medics who say they were -- arrival of medics who were given incorrect locations as to his whereabouts. the national parks conservation association says warmer temperatures could reduce the fog and other temperatures to

allow the red woods to grow hundreds of feet tall. there are questions as to whether rising sea levels could cause differences along the sea shore. they are down here in the u.s. and according to the university of florida, shark attacks increase globally by 2 5% however they declined in the u.s. with 36 attacks and 13 in florida and 4 reported in california. they say it could be because the bad economy which means fewer people out in the water. it is just spectacular and earlier you were saying there were changes on the way with game over. >> outstanding weather. i hope you enjoyed it and it was an april weekend in february. we saw temperatures well above the average with record heat. we even saw record heat today.

it is starting to drop down and up here is the cold air and that will push into the bay area and that will increase winds and it will cool things off around here. so definitely things are changing and when i say cool things off, it is not going to be in the 70s. temperatures were a solid 10 to 15 degrees cooler than yesterday. temperatures were a good 5 to 10 degrees above. temperatures will warm back up as we get further in the week and rain is coming but not this week. overnight lows tonight because the breezy conditions in the hills will be mid-30s upper 40s . no win advisory for us but winds could gust to 30 miles per hour in oakland hills. way up above 3 ever hundred --

3500 feet and cool air will move close to us. temperatures will drop off and instead of 73 he we are looking -- 73, we are looking at temperatures like 72. no fog, not a lot of you know temperatures in the 60s but we'll see mostly upper 50s and lower 60s in the santa rosa plain. things will start to warm up as we go through time. it shoots right down here and it goes right there. that is a lot of cold air. most of that cold air goes out in the gray basin. out beyond the dateline, as we move into the next weekend and beyond temperatures will start to drop and rain will get back in your forecast fortunately and i will talk more about that because we needed the rain. when we get back we will have

more and i will take a look at some of the records and we'll see you back here. super bowl was the most watched television show in american history. 111million people were tuned in and that tops last year's game. before that, mash held the title for the most watched television show for 27 years. they denied access because of problems with their seats and will get free tickets to next year's game. each ticket holder will also receive refunds at 3 times the value of their ticket and that works out to $900. six men face animal cruelty charges after they broke up a cockfighting -- cockfighting ring. they interrupted one in progress in south sacramento. they found 12 birds who had

been killed in the fight and another 50 roofers had been injured. they are investigating the death of a man after he was stabbed in the lower leg by a raiser attached to a rooster's leg. they have not yet determined if a delay in seeking medical care is what contributed to his death. we have the cup but what if the bay area has the world's fair. up next some say it is the perfect location for the fair and what it could bring as far as jobs and money. take a look at this line, parents camping out at a school and what they wanted to get that had them camping out for days.

. she plans to quit her post as congresswoman thinks she is in talks to head up the think tank for the international center for scholars. when she begins governor brown will replace her and that election will likely be held until june. bring a world's fair to the bay area and it could mean big money for this region.

>> conservatively, 8.6 billion with a half billion going directly to the taxes. >> it has been a long time since they have seen this, 1940 expo on treasure island and now they want people to picture a new expo in mountain view. the world's fair could bring the region 25 million visitors, and spinoff revenues four times that of the american yacht race. >> they actually have more resources than say, san francisco, so maybe it is a good idea. >> fair backers say our world expo will bring in more than money and it might include a new monument like the tower or even a new university campus. they hope to have the plan ready in three months and a final bid could potentially go

to an expo panel by next year. more news from all over the world continue to stream through fresno. the memorial service started on friday for the hero. in the early 1960s, he teamed up with the secret war against communism. rescued downed american pilots and protected u.s. military installations. he died at the age of 81. he remains up and investigators are still up after a homeowner was assaulted. parents have been waiting in this line all morning to find out if their kids will gate coveted spot. we will show you what parents went through this weekend to make sure they could be here.

. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >> he was pretty beat up, he thought his jaw was broken. >> he is talking about a violent home invasion and tonight we are learning more about what happened and the details are frightening. maureen, i understand neighbors think he may have been targeted because of his gun collection? >> reporter: that's right frank, an extensive gun collection, not just off a road but a quarter mile down this driveway. crime scene investigators have been here all day and they are here tonight and the owner tells authorities he was tied up for nine hours there overnight. news chopper 2 captured these pictures as investigators

worked to gather evidence on this property. three young men came into his home at 9:00 last night tied him up and assaulted him. >> they managed to get the pass code to the safe where they stole multiple guns from the victim's safe as well as the victim's pickup truck. >> reporter: that truck was found burned in santa cruise county. this man spoke with the victim. >> he thought his jaw was broken and he was beat up. >> reporter: it is not far from the highway 101 exit. the man is well off, got divorced and talked about his extense sufficient gun collection of 75 -- extensive gun collection of 75 guns. they are trying to figure out how many against guns were taken -- how many guns were

taken. >> somebody has to know he had a gun collection. >> reporter: they are trying to determine if the victim knows the suspect and i checked with sheriff's department, they say he is being treated for cuts and bruises. police in oakland trying to find two men suspected of kidnapping a woman from an apartment complex. they chased her on eileen street at 8:20 is saturday night. they eassaulted -- they assaulted her. she is doing okay. the family of a young woman was seriously injured and is now offering a reward in the case. the vehicle that hit her was a gray suv and would likely have front end damage. this happened yesterday around

2:30 behind chuck "e" cheese. she suffered serious injuries and her family is putting up $2,000 for information leading up to an arrest. today's fire in san francisco is not arson. the two-alarm fire was just up the hill from four suspected arsons in castro. the flames broke out in the 2 unit building on clayton street. the fire appears to have ignited spontaneously in construction materials on a deck. nobody was hurt including a pregnant woman who was able to escape safely. doses of people -- dozens of people spent a chilly night camped out. they were trying to get their children a coveted spot in a

popular high school. >> reporter: they spent the light on lawn chairs and in tents. some people lined up saturday morning waiting to enroll their kids at the buckingham charter school. >> i think my daughter will gdo better in a small -- will do better in a smaller environment. >> they have a film program and this is where he wants to go. >> reporter: the line continued inside the district office. there is about 100 open spots in this school and there is up to 150 people in line. >> we have some guidelines that work real well for us and if parents buy into it, that is why we have lines of people out there. >> reporter: anybody can apply and charter schools don't have to abide by the same guidelines traditional schools do. for example his school expels any student who does not maintain at least a "c"

average. >> i think they are comparing apples and oranges. >> reporter: the vice-president teaches nearby high school. >> charter schools do no better or worse than high schools and it just depends on the particular school. >> reporter: but the people who camped out believe this school is the right choice for them. >> some kids who have limited internet access thanks to a high tech giant. they will donate 200 wireless routers at the high school to take home with them. the mayor says she hopes programs like this will expand across the city. >> this program is so critical because if it goes well and if we could get the routers laptops and computers from the tech exchange we can make sure some day every student in

oakland has a computer. >> she was convinced about the need to get children online when she saw two students on a curb to access a wireless hot spot at the library. just about eight hours ago it is causing computer problems. they jumped the tracks just afternoon eastern time. by noon they were still blocking a tunnel used by the l.i.r.r. nobody was hurt in the derailment but 147 passengers were transferred to other amtrak trains to finish their trips. 20008 -- 2008 computer train crash was scheduled to meet with victims and family members. they found the engineer was texting on his cell phone at the time. the company agreed to a $200

million settlement fund and wanted to hear from those affected by the crash. some point sized at leasts are showing up at doctor's offices. are parents pushing their toddlers too far. the front message the government is sending today talking bad about your boss could cost your job. talking about formula for babies, what parents need to know, next.

. the case involves a connecticut ambulance company that fired an employee after she complained about her boss on facebook. the national relations board went to bat for the worker and the labor board said they will change their overly broad policy dictating what workers can say on the internet. president barack obama met with business leaders in the chamber of commerce the president said despite strong disagreements, we can and must work together. the president also said he knows businesses must bring in money for their shareholders but he said don't leave the

workforce behind. >> increasing exports to help you compete, the benefits can't just trance late to greater bonuses and profits at the top. they have to be shared by american workers. >> reporter: the president also wants to give businesses room to grow. unemployment offers news that is both encouraging and discouraging. companies are less likely to layoff workers now than at any time in the last 14 years. they showbizs planned 39,000 job cuts last month and that's down 46% from january of last year. now the people who are unemployed are staying out of work longer. >> we need more rapid growth, we need job creation otherwise our danger is, those who are working are okay but marginal

workers are just out of a job. >> few companies plan to expand their workforces and they are waiting for consumer spending to increase first. they are requiring subject prescriptions -- subject descriptions for the ipod. they have received letters requiring them of that information and it could come out to 30% of the price. there is buzz that apple may soon release the white iphone 4, some high tech said the ad was spotted but no firm release date has been officially announced. they plan to release it in june but then pushed back its release because it is harder to maintain than the traditional black models. antioxidants are believed

to have beneficial nutrition and that center is funded by the hershey's chocolate company. they successfully tested a vaccine that will work against all known flu strains. it targets proteins that are similar in all trains of the flu virus. it could help head out all flu pandemics. learn how to walk, how soon is too soon for sports training? a special report coming up. and i am watching your weather, it is cooling off and i will show you the weather that is the windiest tonight and tomorrow morning.

. at an age when most toddlers are learning to stack blocks parents are jump starting them in sports. is this healthy for children? here is tonight's special report. >> reporter: a former alameda hanger in a 2-acre -- two acre gym where identified diapers are part of the uniform -- where diapers are part of the uniform. growing toddlers into natural athletes. basketball is popular here and

hockey too, but soccer starts as young as 18 months. >> the repetition is how children learn. >> reporter: the smallest players come just once a week. fitness programs for little kids are taking off all over the country and this soccer program is franchised in 30 states. $150,000 children are in it and more than half are underage three. some doctors worry about the trends and the stress on young bodies and psychs. more are struggling with injuries. >> you run the risk that some kids are now living a pressured live at a very early age. >> reporter: experts note more than structured sports, they need disorganized play and exploration. for many parents, it is a

balance. joshua started soccer as a toddler and now he is six years old with big dreams. >> it is hard but i think i am going to wait a few more years until i can play -- >> reporter: to turn pro? >> yes. >> reporter: win the future championship and the crowd still goes wild. in alameda channel 2 news. >> introducing solid foods to babies could lead to obesity later in life. they tracked more than 800 babies and found formula fed babies who started eating solids were more likely to become obese by age three. it is recommended parents start their children on solid foods between four and six months of age. coming up at 6:00, the two

things that may have put a target on some of the victims. here is some of the other stories we are working on. >> reporter: news chopper 2 is overhead as they look over san quentin's death row, the reason they have taken to the streets. also a dramatic visit by the bay and why one neighborhood was put on alert today. plus the break some college students may get when it comes to the cost of a college education. little boys getting some big attention thanks to one of the super bowl ads. one of my favorites, six-year- old max page wore darth vader and it turns out little max also acts on a soap opera.

>> i started out on a commercial and i would be thrilled to have a commercial i have never even seen so i just tried my best and when i found the director, he said it is a great move. >> getting the role was not his biggest challenge in life. he has a congenital heart defect that requires a pace maker. a huge crowd crammed in the park with an estimated 40,000 people enjoying record warm weather as they played tribute. that is double fanfest crowds and we are getting a little out of control. in fact the team had to close the gates to the ballpark for a short time. they had to wait in line in some cases for hours to get their autographs. a well-known name is missing on a sidewalk tribute

in san francisco. the committee selected 20 names for the rainbow honor walk for by sexual and transgender community. author virginia wolf and others. they reportedly wanted to bring attention to lesser known figures. with the super bowl on television, it was a slow weekend and the psycho thriller, the roommate opened and thanked them no strings taxed. >> bill, i know -- attached. bill, i know it is long over but people are still talking about what we had. it is a baseball team and you can combine that championship team with that kind of weather and they have a

full park and may have to go to next year. here is the deal, we cooled off and instead of 70s and 80s temperatures were mostly -- well mostly in the 60s and 70s. what we are looking at will be similar in terms of cloud cover and you will see temperatures fall off even more. it will be cooler, that is what you will notice, no rain. that is your dry period and when is it going to rain again? somewhere on the 4th, 15th and 16th. we need rain but we are not getting it this week. the models are suggesting a significant amount of rain for multiple days and if this transpires, we could handle 6 to 8 inches of rainfall.

water could come into this area, typically this time of year you couldn't do that because we have a wet saturated ground but we don't. tomorrow is a nice day and breezy in the hills, winds advisory up in the valley. humidity will keep the winds coming. and as we get to wednesday we go back to a warm pattern, upper 60s lower 70s but on the 13th, the jetstream starts to tweak south and that could be the beginning of wet weather and the return of winter. noon tomorrow lower 50s, not as warm and then tomorrow afternoon mild, 63 in places like santa rosa or out towards morgan hill. hello gentleman, look at the

difference. not 80 the way it was years ago so temperatures are down from saturday and sunday by tomorrow's forecast. 63 in san jose. fog is not an issue. it is a weak weather system going to the north of us. so that is what will cool us down and then we get back to a warm weather pattern as we get to wednesday thursday, friday and saturday and it is dry, and as we get to 13th and 14th there is rain. two wildfires broke out in australia outside of perth. more than 4,000 acres were already burned. 59 homes have been destroyed. one firefighter was injured. other areas have had tidwell severe flooding and record

strength cyclones. it appears to be picking up steam. and job expos are called to washington d.c., the three people they say they need to get involved when it comes to getting people back to work.

. u.s. consumers are putting

more on plastic. credit card balances climbed 2. $3 billion in december compared to the month before and that's after two straight years of cutting back. we will say the new figures could mean consumers feel more secure about the economy or it could signal cash strapped americans are using plastic to make ends meet. the runberg survey says the national average is $2.03. they have jumped 5-cents and $3 48 cents per gallon is cheaper than in oakland. they look to away area program for new ideas forgetting unemployed people back to work. >> we are trying to transition

people and it is happening at a slower pace than what we wanted. >> they were invited to share the success story with job trainers from around the country. some bay area ten des were -- attendants were cautiously optimistic. >> i can't say we are out of the woods yet but indications show we have slow steady growth. >> there are lots of opportunities and there is action on the ground but the key is, it is for attained workforce. >> reporter: they say the secret to putting people to work lies want partnership, between job counselors and schools. this is the second time they have shared their development expertise. there in your nation's capital.

channel 2 at 6:00 is next. it is making residents here very nervous, we will show you why next.

. hollywood makes a visit to san francisco and why it is a boom for this neighborhood. they are making this hours after being released from custody. good evening. a google executive in egypt is once again protesting against president hosni mubarak just hours after being released by the government. here is the mixed emotions from family members who found out today, he is now a free man, robert? >> reporter: frank, there is a real sense of relief for many people in the bay area, not only for family members but for this man as well, he has been released. >> [ speaking egyptian ] >> reporter: he